Homeless man tells Hoboken police he was beaten and robbed

Homeless man said he was beaten and robbed near the intersection of Willow Avenue and Observer Highway. Photo by Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal

HOBOKEN -- A 49-year-old homeless man suffered cuts and bruises to his face after being beaten and robbed by three men Friday evening, police reports said.

Police were called to Hoboken University Medical Center Friday at 9 p.m. on the report of an assault victim, reports said.
The victim, who said he lives in a shelter, told cops he was walking in the area of Observer Highway and Willow Avenue when three men approached him and began punching him about the face, knocking him unconcious, reports said.

When he woke up two hours later, a bag he was carrying containing $230 cash, a cell phone and ID papers were missing, reports said.

The victim was released from the hospital after being treated for a cut above his right eye, swelling to his cheek and scrapes on his knee, reports said.